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The Next Chapter For Dystopian LiteratureEveryone dies in the end.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:06:30 -0400http://the1a.org/shows/2017-08-17/the-next-chapter-for-dystopian-literature?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Sex is such an inextricable part of pop music, it's easy to overlook, but NPR Music critic Ann Powers rectifies that in her new book, a portrait of America's obsession with sex as it manifests in pop.

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]]>Jason Heller3 Romances For Your August EscapeThe lazy days of August call for getaway reading, so we've got three romances that'll take you from old China to the small-town South, featuring couples who learn love is closer than they think.Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:00:18 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/16/543745211/3-romances-for-your-august-escape?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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The lazy days of August call for getaway reading, so we've got three romances that'll take you from old China to the small-town South, featuring couples who learn love is closer than they think.

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]]>Maya RodaleQuoting Mandela, Obama's Tweet After Charlottesville Is The Most-Liked Ever"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion," the former president tweeted. He was quoting Nelson Mandela, and it struck a chord for many.Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:16:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/16/543882516/obama-s-tweet-after-charlottesville-is-the-most-liked-tweet-ever?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion," the former president tweeted. He was quoting Nelson Mandela, and it struck a chord for many.

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]]>Laurel WamsleyAn Oddball Family That Can't Connect In 'How To Behave In A Crowd' Camille Bordas keeps things light in her smart, charming new novel, but there are serious underpinnings to this story about the youngest member of a family of quirky, emotionally closed overachievers.Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:00:18 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/16/542469075/an-oddball-family-that-cant-connect-in-how-to-behave-in-a-crowd?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Camille Bordas keeps things light in her smart, charming new novel, but there are serious underpinnings to this story about the youngest member of a family of quirky, emotionally closed overachievers.

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]]>Heller McAlpin'The Once And Future Liberal' Looks At Shortfalls Of American LiberalismNPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Lilla, author of the book, <em>The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics</em>, which looks at the failure of American liberalism over the past two generations.Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:29:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/15/543730312/the-once-and-future-liberal-looks-at-shortfalls-of-american-liberalism?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Brooks' stable childhood with parents Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft stands in contrast to the wild stories he tells in novels like World War Z and Minecraft: The Island.

]]>'Home Fire' Puts A Topical Spin On Ancient Greek TragedyKamila Shamsie's new book — beautifully written and paced — updates the ancient story of Antigone to tell an explosive story of two families tangled together by love, grief and religious radicalism.Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:00:18 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/15/542468885/home-fire-puts-a-topical-spin-on-ancient-greek-tragedy?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Kamila Shamsie's new book — beautifully written and paced — updates the ancient story of Antigone to tell an explosive story of two families tangled together by love, grief and religious radicalism.

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]]>Michael Schaub'Hail To The Chin': B-List Actor Bruce Campbell Returns With A Memoir Of Middle AgeCampbell's second collection of rants and ruminations is just as enjoyably smarmy as his first, though the actor's ruthlessly sardonic outlook has mellowed.Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:00:18 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/15/542469134/hail-to-the-chin-b-list-actor-bruce-campbell-returns-with-a-memoir-of-middle-age?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Campbell's second collection of rants and ruminations is just as enjoyably smarmy as his first, though the actor's ruthlessly sardonic outlook has mellowed.

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]]>Glen WeldonBe More Than A Bookstore: A Brick-And-Mortar Shop's Key To SuccessBarnes & Noble is experimenting with food, Amazon is replicating its online business and an indie shop aims to be part of the community. Ultimately, they all want to sell more books.Tue, 15 Aug 2017 04:53:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/15/540076527/be-more-than-a-bookstore-a-brick-and-mortar-shop-s-key-to-success?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Barnes & Noble is experimenting with food, Amazon is replicating its online business and an indie shop aims to be part of the community. Ultimately, they all want to sell more books.

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]]>Lynn NearyPoet Imagines Life Inside A 1910 Institution That Eugenics BuiltMolly McCully Brown, who has cerebral palsy, says that if she'd been born in a different era, she might have been sent to the "Virginia State Colony," an early landmark of the U.S. eugenics movement.Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:25:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/14/543362834/poet-imagines-life-inside-a-1910-institution-that-eugenics-built?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Molly McCully Brown, who has cerebral palsy, says that if she'd been born in a different era, she might have been sent to the "Virginia State Colony," an early landmark of the U.S. eugenics movement.

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]]>Terry GrossIn Children's Storybooks, Realism Has AdvantagesYoung children have an easier time exporting what they learn from a fictional storybook to the real world when the storybook is realistic, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.Mon, 14 Aug 2017 11:47:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/08/14/543405845/in-children-s-storybooks-realism-has-advantages?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Young children have an easier time exporting what they learn from a fictional storybook to the real world when the storybook is realistic, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.

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]]>Tania Lombrozo'Ghost Of The Innocent Man' Chronicles Justice Too Long DelayedBenjamin Rachlin's crisply-written new book tells the story of Willie Grimes, who spent 24 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit — and the tortuous legal struggle that eventually freed him.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 07:00:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/13/542062535/ghost-of-the-innocent-man-chronicles-justice-too-long-delayed?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
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Benjamin Rachlin's crisply-written new book tells the story of Willie Grimes, who spent 24 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit — and the tortuous legal struggle that eventually freed him.

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]]>Martha Anne TollYA Books Are Targeted In Intense Social Media Callouts, Rosenfield SaysA young adult novel is fiercely criticized on Twitter and accused of being racist by those who haven't read it. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kat Rosenfield, who covered the story for Vulture.Sat, 12 Aug 2017 07:55:11 -0400http://www.npr.org/2017/08/12/542998573/ya-books-are-targeted-in-intense-social-media-callouts-rosenfield-says?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/12/542998573/ya-books-are-targeted-in-intense-social-media-callouts-rosenfield-says?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=booksA young adult novel is fiercely criticized on Twitter and accused of being racist by those who haven't read it. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kat Rosenfield, who covered the story for Vulture.]]>